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Article: Multiple Reviews

Sax No End: Blue Note RVGs, Part 2 of 3

by C. Andrew Hovan
August 22, 2006

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 As Blue Note continues to mine its classic catalog, handing over the masters to engineer Rudy Van Gelder, certain key artists have seen a large amount of their oeuvre getting the RVG re-mastering treatment. This is the second of three parts covering the most recent set ...

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Article: Album Review

Danny Grissett: Promise

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by C. Andrew Hovan
August 22, 2006

The jazz piano trio format has its share of plaudits and pitfalls. One the one hand, it has immense possibilities in terms of orchestration and rhythm. But on the other hand, it's all too easy for the music to turn into background wallpaper for the local cocktail lounge. As such, it's a risky decision to make ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Messengers: Blue Note RVGs, Part 3 of 3

by C. Andrew Hovan
August 22, 2006

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 As Blue Note continues to mine its classic catalog, handing over the masters to engineer Rudy Van Gelder, certain key artists have seen a large amount of their oeuvre getting the RVG re-mastering treatment. In this, the final installment of three parts looking at the ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Davis: Update

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by C. Andrew Hovan
August 21, 2006

For many years now, Steve Davis has been the torchbearer for an instrument that is often neglected among today's younger musicians. Often associated with swing and Dixieland styles, the trombone is no less a communicative voice for creative jazz expression than any other brass or woodwind instrument. Capable of using the 'bone as the sole lead ...

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Article: Book Review

The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 14, 2006

The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records Ashley Kahn Hardcover; 338 pages ISBN: 978-0-393-05879-6 W.W. Norton & Company 2006 Collectors are a curious lot. Be it baseball cards or jazz records, those who dabble in amassing artifacts related to a particular infatuation will ...

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Article: Live Review

Donald Fagen Band in Cleveland

by C. Andrew Hovan
April 5, 2006

Donald Fagen Band Palace Theater Cleveland, Ohio March 15, 2006 It's somewhat remarkable to ponder the fact that Donald Fagen and Steely Dan have continued to make substantive music without compromise in a musical world that has changed dramatically since the rock and roll era of the '70s. Even after ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Blue Note RVG Editions: Two Smiths, a Parker, and More

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 5, 2006

As the old saying goes, the hits just keep coming as master engineer Rudy Van Gelder continues to wade his way through the legendary Blue Note catalog. While some might balk at the idea of replacing discs they already own with these new beefed up models, there is a definite improvement in sound quality for the ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Blue Note Connoisseur Series: Something Old, Something New

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 4, 2006

Since the launch of Blue Note's Connoisseur Series in 1995, many obscure reissues have come to light and these have come without the worry of how limited the appeal might be for any given record. Also worthwhile has been the opportunity for the label to bring out albums that included previously unreleased material or music that ...

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Article: Year in Review

Best Jazz Reissues of 2005

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 3, 2006

For the first time in many years, there has been a shift in the focus of many record labels, putting new music and previously unearthed artifacts in a position of precedence over the reissue of vault items. New releases of live recordings from Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and Charlie Parker seemed to steal the thunder from ...

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Article: Live Review

Joyce and Dori Caymmi in Cleveland

by C. Andrew Hovan
December 3, 2005

Joyce and Dori Caymmi Nighttown Cleveland Heights, Ohio November 3, 2005 It's particularly rewarding to see that there's a budding audience in Cleveland for Afro-Cuban and Brazilian musical styles. Over the past five years, outlets for live music and opportunities to network with other fans have increased tremendously and this ...